The Fragrant Blossoms Chronicle

[Complete] Please add my next stories, "The Concubine's Daily Life of Giving Up" and "Little Nemesis," to your reading list. Sweet, soft girl x devoted, fatherly husband A Li was promised as a bride to the Prince Rui's household from the day she was born. When the heir to Prince Rui's household came to her first-birthday feast, he saw how adorable she was and begged his mother to take her as his future wife. The adults laughed, then actually made the arrangement. A Li didn't think it was a bad deal. Brother Rong Ci was handsome and capable. He taught her to read and write, gave her beautiful dresses, and sometimes even slipped her treats in secret. Later, the emperor died without an heir, and Prince Rui ascended the throne. Brother Rong Ci became the crown prince. Everyone said A Li was lucky to have landed the position of crown princess without lifting a finger. A Li was unhappy with that. How could she have gotten it without lifting a finger? Just yesterday, the crown prince had made her cry in his carriage. . Everyone said Crown Prince Rong Ci was graceful and refined, as gentle as jade. But only Rong Ci knew he was a ghost who had crawled out of a pile of corpses. Rong Ci and A Li had been married for two lifetimes. Unfortunately, in their first life, he was so devoted to power that he neglected A Li in the back courtyard. His A Li never complained or held a grudge, quietly managing the household for him. Later, he was framed, and A Li died a horrible death in a foreign land alongside him. Reborn in his previous life, he plotted carefully and killed his enemies with his own hands, finally gaining absolute power. But when he turned around and tried to treat A Li well, it was too late. She was terminally ill and had passed away. In this life, he is reborn once more and arranges his betrothal to A Li early. He wants power, and he wants A Li too! He will give her a lifetime of indulgence and glory! *Reader's Guide* A sweet, childhood-to-adulthood romance. A Li's full name is Song Jinning. The male lead is reborn and has memories of three lifetimes. The male lead appears gentle and refined, but is ruthless in his methods and utterly devoted to his wife. The female lead is sweet, obedient, and gentle, like a little white flower. There is an eight-year age gap between the leads. The story starts when they are childhood friends, and they only fall in love and marry when they are grown. -------------------- The following is a forthcoming story -------------------- "The Concubine's Daily Life of Giving Up." Add it to your reading list from my author page. (A beauty who gives up x the hardest worker in the world) (A beauty who gives up x the hardest worker in the world) In her previous life, Su Wan worked herself to the bone preparing for graduate school and civil service exams, only to die suddenly from exhaustion. Reborn in ancient times, she discovers that life is just as competitive there. Her eldest sister is famous across the capital for her talent, her second sister has peerless medical skills, and her third sister's paintings are adored by countless art lovers. Su Wan: Forget it. I'll give up. Her childhood friend, the hardest worker in the world, asks her: "Su Wan, don't you have any goals in life?" "Sure. Find a good husband, have enough to eat, and live out my days in peace." "What about you, Lu Anxun?" "Rise to the highest rank and protect the people, so everyone can live in prosperity." Su Wan nods. "Well, that's convenient. Our goals are on the same path." Lu Anxun: "?" . When the newly crowned top scholar parades through the streets, the noblewomen of the capital catch one glimpse of him and are instantly smitten. They never expected such a brilliant, handsome man to be won over by Su Wan. Everyone laments what a waste. Su Wan remembers the day she forced a kiss on Lu Anxun. The boy was furious and mortified, and she laments too. If only this handsome, ideal husband had a nicer temper. . Of the four Su family beauties, only the concubine-born Su Wan has no ambition. She knows nothing about music, chess, calligraphy, or painting, but excels at eating, drinking, and having fun. After spending eighteen years unmarried and unnoticed, she leaves her father, Master Su, worried sick and with his hair turning white. Just as he is thinking of preparing a larger dowry and finding someone suitable for her, Su Wan quietly finds herself a powerful, rich husband. Su Wan: If I'm going to give up, I might as well find a promising investment and make giving up even easier. Who knew the promising investment she picked would shoot up like a rocket, carrying her along on a tailwind all the way to the clouds? . Theme: Among the thousands of splendors in this world, nothing is more precious than cherishing the person beside you.